NEWS RELEASE
July 5, 2007
Professor Marjorie Cohn Publishes New Book on Bush Administration
Thomas Jefferson Professor says President Bush Defies the Law
SAN DIEGO – Cowboy Republic: Six Ways the Bush Gang Has Defied the Law is the latest book from Marjorie Cohn, a Professor at Thomas Jefferson School of Law.
The publisher, PoliPointPress, says: “Cowboy Republic describes the six most important ways the Bush Administration has weakened the rule of law. Marjorie Cohn explains what we can do to remedy the administration’s breaches of statutory, constitutional, and international law including political and legal remedies.”
"From the political firings of the US Attorneys, to Dick Cheney's claim that he is not constrained by rules governing the executive branch, to Bush's commutation of Lewis "Scooter" Libby's sentence, this administration continues to misuse its power to the detriment of the people," says Professor Cohn. “In this book, I analyze Bush's war of aggression against Iraq, the torture of prisoners, summary executions and willful killings, the Guantánamo gulag, warrantless spying on Americans and Mr. Bush's signing statements saying he will obey only those laws with which he agrees. The book concludes with proposals for legal and political solutions to hold the Bush gang accountable.”
Marjorie Cohn is a Professor at Thomas Jefferson School of Law in San Diego, California, where she teaches criminal law and procedure, evidence and international human rights law. Professor Cohn, who is president of the National Lawyers Guild, lectures throughout the world and provides legal and political commentary on human rights and U.S. foreign policy for CBS News, Court TV, BBC, CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, NPR, Air America and Pacifica Radio. A long-time criminal defense attorney, she co-authored Cameras in the Courtroom: Television and the Pursuit of Justice. She is a contributing editor to Jurist, MWC News Magazine and Guild Practitioner and a frequent columnist for AlterNet, Counter¬punch, CommonDreams, AfterDowningStreet, Buzzflash, ZNet and Global Research.
The 2005 recipient of San Diego County Bar Association’s Service to Legal Education Award, she was named one of San Diego’s top attorneys in academics for 2006. Professor Cohn was a legal observer in Iran on behalf of the International Association of Democratic Lawyers in 1978 and has participated in delegations to Cuba, China and Yugoslavia. Her articles can be found at http://www.marjoriecohn.com